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A large deletion virus reveals the presence of previously uncharacterized vaccinia virus inhibitors of NF-kB signaling
DownloadFall 2010
The classical Nuclear Factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway is an important regulator of inflammation and innate immune responses. Poxviruses, including vaccinia virus, encode multiple immune evasion proteins, including a growing number of NF-κB inhibitors. To determine if additional vaccinia...
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Computational High Throughput Screening Targeting DNA Repair Proteins To Improve Cancer Therapy
DownloadSpring 2012
Developing a new drug is a complex, highly structured, and expensive task. The further a potential drug progresses in the development process, the more costly its failure becomes. Virtual screening (VS) is the initial stage of a drug discovery process. Its job is to screen large compound...
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Spring 2016
Carbohydrates play vital roles in many disease pathologies, including inflammatory disease, cancer metastasis, autoimmune disease and pathogenic infection. Despite their significance and immense opportunity for pharmaceutical application, carbohydrate-derived drugs only constitute a relatively...
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Fall 2016
Membrane transporters play integral roles in the functioning of cells by controlling movement of molecules across the phospholipid bilayer. In this thesis, utilization of radioisotope uptake assays permitted examination of intentional and unintentional inhibition of three membrane transporter...
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Spring 2010
Tuberculosis (TB) is the disease arising from infection by Mycobacterial tuberculosis and kills millions of people every year. Difficulties in the treatment of TB and the emergence of multiple-drug resistant and extreme-drug resistant M. tuberculosis strains have increased interest in finding...